Scoutmaster Minute: For the record...the Troop 893 family is Simply the Best. I very much enjoyed seeing all the Scouts participating in the Merit Badge University the past few weeks. Equally important is the gratifude for the leaders that share their time and knowledge to run the classes and sit on several Boards of Review. Hard [...]
Scoutmaster Moment Perseverance carries us through efforts in life, this is true for in school, learning new skills for fun or by direction, in scouts, and now as we push through a pandemic. Vaccines are rolling out and I know more and more people who have had one or even both doses, FCPS has some students [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: The Bird Study/Weather merit badge outing was great. The sun was out and multiple bird species were sighted, including this beauty photographed by Mr, Barretto. Take a close look at the talons...take out meal. For those unable to attend, I would encourage you to take a stroll at Neabasco Park when the weather is [...]
Scoutmaster Moment We had a great outing this weekend, braving cool temps and snow covered forest to hunt down some geocaches in Conway Robinson State Forest. Snow on the ground gave great opportunity to see evidence of forest animals. We saw lots of prints in the snow from deer, rabbit, raccoon, and even what appeared to [...]
Scoutmaster Moment Today is President’s Day, held on (or closest Monday to) George Washington’s birthday and now often celebrates Abraham Lincoln as well. Both presidents are known by all Americans, and beyond, as our first and sixteenth presidents. for founding our Presidency and restoring our Union. We see them as always successful in winning a Revolutionary [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Okay we had a great response to merit badge university, so use the next 2 weeks wisely and fill in the gaps. Hard work is rewarded in many ways, first and foremost in your own mind with the knowledge that you can, and second outwardly by earning a merit badge that will keep you [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Super Bowl Sunday...The GOAT or The Kid. Who will prevail...only time will tell. I just want to see a good game, and leaning a bit towards Tampa on the principal that old dogs can sill hunt. In terms of Scouting, its looks like MBU is shaping up great and lots of solid work being [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week was all about the hiking. Tuesday’s meeting was preparation info presented by Rascal Rabbits and Saturday was hike execution with a planned 5-mile hike around Burke Lake. We went a bit above and beyond, totaling 6 miles and working off a requirement for newer scouts while everyone had a good time on [...]
Scoutmaster Moment Today marks the first significant snow we have seen in two years. While it wasn’t quite as much as I’d hoped might fall, it made the world around us beautiful in shades of white and gray as the wet snow clung to the trees. How did you spend the day as it fell? In [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: One down, eleven to go or 1/12th of the way thru 2021. Not that I am counting, but certainly hoping the balance of the year is better than most of 2020. Before we get there, we are going to have to continue to apply alternative approachs to advancement. Many of you have already taken [...]